Jerome Adams

Jerome M. Adams was Surgeon General of the United States (R) from 5 September 2017, succeeding Vivek Murthy.

Biography
Jerome Adams was born in Mechanicsville, Maryland, and he attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He became an anesthesiology professor at Indiana University after two years in private practice, and he was appointed Indiana State Health Commissioner in October 2014 by Governor Mike Pence. On 29 June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated him to be Surgeon General of the United States, and he was confirmed on 5 September 2017, making treating mental health illnesses and fighting the opioid epidemic his main priorities.